Responsible Office: Academic Affairs Approved By: President's Council Approved Date: 7/26/2017 Effective Date: 7/26/2017 Category: Institutional Description/Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the Saint Francis University community has ready access to well-developed and understandable University policies. Consequence: mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet mostbet
Details: Definitions A policy is a statement of management philosophy and direction, established to provide guidance and assistance to the university community in conducting university actions. University policies are those with a scope that ranges from minimally applying to individuals or groups in more than one division or college to maximally applying to all faculty, staff, students, and visitors. University policies are reviewed and approved through the processes outlined in this policy. A university policy:
Policy Saint Francis University Policies will be:
Individuals who are responsible for writing, updating and distributing University policies shall comply with this policy. Policy Development The Policy Initiator may identify a university-level policy issue and develop it into a policy proposal. The Policy Initiator will submit the policy proposal on my.francis.edu for review and endorsement to a Policy Officer. If the policy is endorsed, a draft policy is created following the format outlined in this Policy. Policy Approval The Policy Officer will review the draft policy on my.francis.edu, consult with various stakeholders regarding the policy's likely impact on the members of the Saint Francis University community. The Policy Officer will also indicate via my.francis.edu if the policy requires legal review and/or Faculty Senate review and the level (Institutional (PC and/or BOT), Divisional or Departmental) of the policy. The level will determine the review and approval steps of the policy. The levels and approval steps are defined below:
The policies that apply to the operation of a division or departments may not conflict with university-wide policy, but may be more restrictive. After the policy is accepted by the Policy Officer, the policy will be open for campus wide review and comment for 30 days. An automated email will be generated to the campus community communicating the open review period for the policy. After the 30 days have passed, the submitted comments and policy draft will be reviewed for approval by the designated Policy Officer and/or appropriate group (Office of the President, PC, BOT, etc.). Once the policy is approved, the Policy Officer will update the status of the policy online which will publish the policy. If a policy is designated as "internal" it will only be viewable to the campus community with a registered my.francis.edu log in. If a policy is designated as "external" the policy will be available for public viewing. Policy Communication Once the policy is approved, an automated email will be generated to the campus community notifying them of a newly approved or updated policy. Users with a University user id and password will also be able to subscribe or unsubscribe to policy updates based on the policy category. Policy Review Policies will be available for review and comment by the identified Stakeholders and/or the campus community for 30 days. Exceptional circumstances may preclude the 30 day review period. Responsible offices may forego the review period and approve a policy via an expedited process when necessary. Special situations where this is likely may include a change in federal or state law, a significant and immediate financial opportunity, or a significant institutional risk. Please note that all comments received are advisory in nature and will not obligate the University to make any changes in its recommendations concerning the policy under consideration. Policy Maintenance and Archive The Finance & Administration Division will oversee the management and maintenance of the University Policy webpage and database. The Policy Officer and/or the Office Responsible shall review policies on an annual basis and submit any approved policy changes online at my.francis.edu. If the Responsible Office concludes that a policy within its area has no continuing applicability, it may propose retirement of the policy through the same review and approval channels set forth in this Policy. Retired University policies will be archived but accessible from the University Policy website. All previous versions of amended or revised policies must be archived. Policy Format A standard policy format ensures clarity and consistency. Although not all policies will contain all of the format elements, University policies will be written and maintained in the following format described below:
Location of Policies To ensure ready access to Saint Francis University policies, the Finance and Administration Division will maintain a University Policies web page with links to applicable procedures. This will serve as the official electronic depository for Saint Francis University policies. To maintain an organized system of change control, and to ensure consistency throughout the University, individual departmental websites should not contain separate copies or versions of University policies or applicable procedures. Instead, departmental websites that reference University policies and procedures must use hyperlinks to the documents on the official University Policies webpage. This does not preclude departments from maintaining internal departmental policies and procedures on their websites, provided the internal departmental policies and procedures are not identified as official University policies and procedures, and do not conflict with official University policies.
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